This is an analysis of the poem Keep Them Barred that begins with:

Don't accept fresh trouble not yours,
To endure......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE ABCDE FGCDE eceH ABCDE EGCECGC ACAC EGCECGC ABCDE FGCDE HcX EGCECGC GCEC GCECXeec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,4,5,7,4,7,5,5,3,7,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111011 001 101 011 1101 10111011 001 101 011 1101 1010101 01001 101 011 1101 01001111011 1101 001011001 111 10111011 001 101 011 1101 0111100 11 101 11010 101 01010 101 1111 111 1111 111 0111100 11 101 11010 101 01010 101 10111011 001 101 011 1101 1010101 01001 101 011 1101 111 1111111 1 0111100 11 101 11010 101 01010 101 01010 101 11010 101 01010 101 11010 101 110111101 111100 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 73
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word don't is repeated.

    The author used the same words don't, be at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words start, barred at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Keep Them Barred;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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